NDRC Target Area Application (SAMPLE APPLICATION)
Please carefully read this application and provide as much information and supporting documentation as
possible.
In order to be eligible for funding through the National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC), the
county containing the target area must have qualified for the NDRC. To determine if a county is qualified
for the NDRC and to determine which West Virginia counties are qualified by disaster, review the NDRC
Eligible Counties list on the state’s NDRC website at:
http://www.wvcommerce.org/business/ndrc/default.aspx.
Please note that target area(s) within counties may only be eligible for NDRC funding as a result of a
disaster(s) listed in this document. If target areas within counties are eligible for funding, please complete
the following application to be considered for inclusion in the state’s Phase 2 application.
This application and all supporting documents should be submitted by July 15, 2015 to either:
Brittany Vascik
Deputy General Counsel
Office of Governor Earl Ray Tomblin
State Capitol
1900 Kanawha Blvd, East
Building 1, Room M146
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: (304) 558-2000
brittany.l.vascik@wv.gov
Kelly Workman
CDBG-Small Cities
WV Development Office
1900 Kanawha Blvd., East
Building 6, Room 553
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: (304) 558-2234
Kelly.A.Workman@wv.gov
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Please provide the following: [Note: Red text throughout indicates Sample information]
Eligible County Name: ___McDowell County_________________________________________
Eligible Disaster Number(s): ___4071_______________________________________________
Primary Point of Contact Name: ___John Smith________________________________________
Primary Point of Contact Organization or Affiliation: ___County Commission_______________
Primary Point of Contact Email: ____johnsmith@sample.org_____________________________
Primary Point of Contact Phone Number: ___(304) 555-1111_____________________________
TARGET AREA
Select a target area within the county that meets three eligibility requirements: (1) Distressed, (2) Most
Impacted, and (3) Unmet Recovery Need. Target areas must be sub-county areas designated by place
name, census tract, census designated place, etc. An entire county may not be included in a target area.
Census tract maps by county may be accessed at http://www.census.gov/geo/mapsdata/maps/2010ref/st54_tract.html.
Please provide the sub-county target area that can be considered for the Phase 2 NDRC application by
identifying
the
census
designated
place
name
or
census
tract(s)
number(s).
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Census
Tracts:
54047953800,
54047954501,
54047954503,
&
54047954504
_____________________________________________________________________________________
THRESHOLD QUALIFICATIONS
In order to be evaluated for inclusion in the state’s NDRC Phase 2 application, please demonstrate that the
sub-county target area meets at least one requirement in each of the following three categories.
(1) Most Distressed
(2) Most Impacted
(3) Unmet Recovery Need
The following pages break down the requirements in each of these three categories. Please highlight or
circle each requirement fulfilled by the target area in each category. Use this Sample Application to assist
in how data should be calculated and presented in this application.
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CATEGORY 1: MOST DISTRESSED
The Most Distressed characteristics considers stress or deficit factors prior to the qualifying disaster that
research and experience indicate result in greater disaster impact or more costly and difficult recovery and
revitalization. Remember, only one category from the five options below needs to be met; however, if
more than one is met, please indicate as such.
1. LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME (LMI) HOUSEHOLDS WERE IMPACTED
To meet this requirement, provide evidence showing:


More than 50 percent of people in the target area are at less than 80 percent of the area median
income (See the “HUD Low Mod Data and Unemployment Data 2009-2013” on the state’s
NDRC website) at:
http://www.wvcommerce.org/business/ndrc/default.aspx.
The share of low-and moderate-income households in the target area according to the Low-Mod-Income
Summary Database using 2006-2010 ACS data is 59.70%. See attached chart.
2. LOSS/SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING
To meet this requirement, provide a one or two paragraph description, with supporting data, to
demonstrate:

A minimum of 100 renters with income less than 50% of median in target area AND 60% or
more have a Severe Housing Problem;
o See http://www.huduser.org/portal/datasets/cp/CHAS/data_querytool_chas.html;
o Severe Housing Problem is defined as “paying more than half their income for rent,
overcrowded, or without kitchen or plumbing based on 2007-2011 ACS data provided by
HUD” at (We need to find a source); OR

As a result of the disaster there is a new high risk of damage to more than 100 assisted rental units
from a future event that the intended intervention would protect against.
3. FEDERAL TARGET/ECONOMICALLY FRAGILE
To meet this requirement, provide supporting documentation of:

An unemployment rate of more than 125% of the national average during the same time period
(9.7% per the 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates).
o
o
Go to http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/searchresults.xhtml?refresh=t
Select “Geographies”
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o
o
o
o
o
o
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o
Select “Census Tract - 140” or “Block Group – 150” (depending on how the target area
was created — likely by census tract)
Select “West Virginia”
Select county
Select census tract
Complete search and a list of items should pop up.
Select “DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS”
Download this document and save as a PDF
Use the following chart to calculate the percentage. Try various groupings of census
tracts to see what combination may be at 125% or greater):
Using the 2009-2013 ACS 5-Year Estimates, the sub-county area comprising Target Area III had an
unemployment rate of 13.09%; this is 134.95% of the national average unemployment rate of 9.7% during
the same period._________________________________________________________________
Census Tract
9538
9545.01
9545.03
9545.04
TOTAL
Unemployed
101
76
77
272
526
Labor Force
1022
470
1210
1316
4018
526/4018=.1309109x100=13.09% Average Unemployment Rate in Target Area II
13.09/9.7=1.34948454x100=134.95% Percent of National Average Unemployment Rate
4. PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL DISTRESS
To meet this requirement, demonstrate “prior documented environmental distress.” This may include the
following:
 State-maintained Brownfield site list;
 Evidence that an area contains contaminated property cleaned, undergoing cleanup, or proposed
for cleanup; OR
 Evidence of any substance, erosion, river moving toward a contaminated area, etc. that was there
when the qualifying disaster hit.
Should the target area use this option to meet Category 1, please contact Brittany Vascik, Governor’s
Deputy General Counsel, at brittany.l.vascik@wv.gov for additional instruction on data collection. The
state is working with the West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Centers and can provide direction on how
to request data.
5. HOUSING
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To meet this requirement, demonstrate that:

There is a concentration of housing damage in a sub-county area due to the qualifying disaster to
at least 10% of the homes located there (consider past FEMA or SBA Declarations).
o List of qualifying disaster(s) with concentrations of housing damage meeting this
requirement; OR
o Local data:
 Data shows concentrated damage meeting standard, AND
 HUD agrees with validity.
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CATEGORY 2: MOST IMPACTED
The most impacted characteristic focuses on the damage resulting from the qualifying disaster(s). This
category requires that the target area has a most impacted characteristic from one of the four categories
below.
1. HOUSING
Provide local data showing a concentration of housing damage in a sub-county area due to the qualifying
disaster causing damage to either:

A minimum of 100 Damaged Homes;
o “Damaged Home” is defined as a housing unit with a FEMA Individual Assistance
inspection showing real property or personal property damage; OR

A minimum of 20 homes with Serious Damage.
o Serious Damage may be proven in two ways:
1) Owner-occupied housing unit with real property FEMA inspected damage of
$8,000 or greater and/or 4 or more feet of flooding on the first floor; plus the
number of renter-occupied housing units with personal property FEMA inspected
damage of $2,000 or greater and/or 4 or more feet of flooding on the first floor;
OR
2) Other evidence showing serious damage that HUD agrees with.
Proof of this requirement is if the target area census tract(s) is listed on the list of qualifying disasters with
concentrations of housing damage meeting this requirement, OR by submitting local data that shows
concentrated damage meeting this standard, AND HUD agrees with validity of this data.
2. INFRASTRUCTURE
To prove this requirement, show that there was damage from the eligible disaster to permanent
infrastructure in a sub-county area estimated at $2 million or greater (this damage estimate may include
measures to upgrade and make the system resilient in the future so that it does not continue to fail). To
prove this requirement, submit one or more of the following:
 An engineering report; OR
 FEMA Project Worksheet with an estimated repair amount; OR
 Other evidence of an estimate of expenditures to make repairs.
Following the derecho, there were significant impacts to households, businesses, infrastructure, and the
environment in McDowell County, including the Target Area. According to FEMA tabulations, 136
households received assistance – many of which were located in City of Welch, the county seat.
Similarly, businesses and industry were adversely impacted, resulting in lost earnings and income for one
of the most disadvantaged counties in the state.
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The flooding and spillover of untreated wastewater at the Gary plant caused spillover in the Tug Fork
River, which flows through Gary, as well as to the natural environment surrounding the plant. Finally,
there was a significant impact on the infrastructure in the water pump stations and plant in the Northfork
and Welch respectively, as well as significant damage to the Gary wastewater treatment plant. All three of
these locations received limited public assistance funding from FEMA totaling $46,681.79.
Moreover, there was additional damage and repairs required for the Gary wastewater treatment plant, as
efforts were made to return the plant to operational status. These costs were incurred in the eighteen
months following the derecho and are documented in invoices reflecting the requisite repairs. The total
cost of these repairs was $43,909.01.
Due to the age of this plant (40-50 years), there are no longer manufacturers who produce replacement
parts. Consequently, the City of Gary was forced to make emergency fixes to return the plant to
operational capacity, since funding constraints prevented the replacement of the entire gear system within
the plant. However, the repairs have proven to be an impermanent fix to the plant, and the gear system has
malfunctioned again due to the inability to continually re-weld the teeth to the crank.
The City is preparing a permanent replacement to the gear system and associated components of the
treatment plant as a result of the damage caused by the derecho. These permanent repairs will also assist
in bringing the Gary Wastewater Treatment Plant up to West Virginia Legislative Code Title 64 Part 47.
This includes the installation of alternative, emergency power according to Part 47.5.1.g.1. Moreover, the
repairs to the system will include additional resilience measures as noted in the letter from the Region I
Regional Planning and Development Council (RPDC). These resiliency measures include use of satellite
telemetry and alternative power sources for the pump stations in the Target Area.
The costs of these permanent improvements are outlined in the engineer’s report, which documents the
necessary repairs to permanently address the damage caused by the derecho. These costs were
documented in an original engineer’s report in February 2014 and have been revised to reflect the
permanent repairs required as a result of the damage caused by the derecho. The overall project cost totals
$3,133,930, with a construction cost of $2,158,930.
See attached supporting documentation.
3. ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION
Demonstrate that a disaster in a sub-county area caused significant employment loss and extended harm
to the local economy:
Demonstrate that a qualifying disaster in a sub-county area caused significant employment loss and
extended harm to the local economy:
o Data showing 1% or greater local unemployment (from 1 month) of the 6-12 months after a
qualifying disaster compared to the same month in the year prior to the qualifying disaster (See
http://www.workforcewv.org/LMI/default.html); OR
o Specific information that 50 or more people were no longer employed in/near impacted area for 6
months or longer due to qualifying disaster (consider using Census LEHD for Emergency
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o
Management Data:
http://lehd.ces.census.gov/applications/help/onthemap_em.html#!what_is_onthemap_em); OR
Other harm to the economy and describe how it stems from the qualifying disaster.
To prove these factors, describe how the employment loss or harm stems from the qualified disaster. This
may be supported by a short description with local data or surveys.
4. ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
To meet this requirement, describe the environmental degradation that threatens long-term recovery of
critical natural resources and places housing, infrastructure, and/or economic revitalization at risk with
references to any studies supporting the claim of future risk.

Examples include a fire destabilizing a watershed creating flood risk downstream or threatening
economic revitalization by harming recreational activities that support the local economies; and
damage to stream beds from a severe flooding event damaging a containment dike or dam
increasing risk of more flood damage to property.
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CATEGORY 3: UNMET DISASTER RECOVERY NEED
The Unmet Recovery Need category focuses on the outstanding damage, repairs, or needs that still exist
in the target area affected by a qualifying disaster. To meet the Unmet Recovery Need threshold
requirement, ONE of the following four options must be proved. The data in the Unmet Recovery Need
category may be substantially similar to the Most Impacted category in some instances.
1. HOUSING
The Unmet Recovery Need category focuses on the outstanding damage, repairs, or needs that still exist
in the target area affected by a qualifying disaster. To meet the Unmet Recovery Need threshold
requirement, one of the following four options must be proved. The data in the Unmet Recovery Need
category may be substantially similar to the Most Impacted category in some instances.
2. HOUSING
To meet the housing requirement, either:
 Twenty or more households are still displaced from housing due to the qualifying disaster and
will not be served by existing programs; OR
 There are 20 or more still damaged housing units in or near a most impacted and distressed subcounty target area that were damaged by the qualifying disaster and cannot be repaired with
existing programs.
To prove this data, show one of the following:

Not currently running a CDBG-DR or other housing recovery program:
o Briefly explain why prior allocations of CDBG-DR funding, together with other funding
sources, are inadequate to provide housing; AND
o Provide recent emergency management data indicating households are still displaced
from the qualifying disaster.

Provide methodologically sound “windshield survey” of the most impacted and distressed target
area conducted since January 2014; AND
o A list of 20 addresses of units identified with remaining damage;
 At least nine of these addresses confirming (i) the damage is due to the qualifying
disaster and (ii) they have inadequate resources from insurance/FEMA/SBA for
completing repairs.
OR
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2. INFRASTRUCTURE
To prove this requirement, show that there is damage to permanent public infrastructure from the
qualifying disaster(s) (i.e. FEMA Category C to G) that has not been fully repaired due to inadequate
resources; AND
 Describe the damage, location of the damage to permanent public infrastructure relative to the
most impacted and distressed target area(s), the amount of funding required to complete repairs,
and the reason there are inadequate funds; AND
 Show a minimum $400,000 in repair needs that still needs to be funded.
To prove this damage, provide the following:
 A FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Project Worksheet with estimated repair amount (total repair
costs can include the extra cost to repair this infrastructure resiliently); OR
 An Engineering Report with estimated repair amount (total repair costs can include the extra cost
to repair the infrastructure resiliently);
AND
 A sources and uses statement for the repairs showing the funding shortfall (total repair costs may
include the extra cost to repair this infrastructure resiliently);
AND
An explanation of why existing CDBG-DR resources, together with other funding sources, are inadequate
to meet this repair need.
The Target Area has Unmet Recovery Needs, meaning needs that have not been addressed by federal,
state, local or private sources. The total amount of infrastructure damage as a result of the derecho was
$3,224,520.80, please see the discussion above under category 2 for more information. Of this amount,
only a small amount has already been completed, $90,590.80. The remaining repairs necessary to respond
to the damages, as well as the steps to bring the Gary wastewater treatment plant back to code following
the damage caused by the derecho and to install additional resilient measures totals $3,133,930, all of
which is an Unmet Recovery Need. Please see the attached supporting documentation.
3. ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION
To meet this requirement, provide documentation or evidence showing:
 There are continuing unmet economic revitalization recovery needs due to the qualifying disaster
in or near the most impacted and distressed sub-county target area(s) that cannot be addressed
with existing resources, including CDBG-DR funds already allocated;
AND demonstrate one of the following:
 A minimum of five businesses with remaining repair needs;
 Business revenues continued to be decreased by 10 percent or more relative to revenues prior to
the qualifying disaster for one or more modest-sized employers (10 or more employees) due to
the qualifying disaster; OR
 Three or more smaller businesses show revenues 10 percent less than prior revenues;
AND
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
Provide a narrative statement describing the extent of those needs and how the needs are
connected with the qualifying disaster and the most impacted and distressed sub-county target
area.
Provide supporting evidence for this requirement through one of the following:
 Unmet repair needs narrative for businesses:
o “Windshield survey” showing a minimum of 5 businesses with remaining repair needs;
AND
o A survey of 5 business owners confirming damage due to the qualifying disaster and
repairs not completed due to not receiving adequate resources from insurance and (if
applicable) other federal funds; AND
o Addresses of businesses with continuing needs.
OR
 Decreased revenues narrative for business(es):
o Analysis by a reputable public or private source showing continuing economic damage to
the target area within a HUD-identified most impacted county due to the qualifying
disaster or a survey of business(es) who provide (i) number of employees before the
storm and current; (ii) total gross revenues in year before the qualifying disaster and total
gross revenues in most recent year; and (iii) a description of how the reduction in
revenues is related to the disaster; AND
o One modest size employer (10 or more employees) or three smaller businesses (fewer
than 10 employees) must show most recent year total gross revenues of 10 percent less
than the year before the qualifying disaster and there needs to be a clean connection to the
qualifying disaster; AND
o Names and addresses of impacted businesses.
4. ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
In order to evidence this requirement, environmental degradation that threatens long-term recovery of
critical natural resources and places housing, infrastructure, and/or economic revitalization at risk must be
proved. The following is required:
 Evidence that there is environmental damage from the qualifying disaster that has not yet been
addressed and cannot be addressed with existing resources; AND
 Description of the remaining damage and how the damage is connected with the qualifying
disaster and the most impacted and distressed sub-county target area; AND
 Description of the remaining damage to the environment with a cost estimate for making repairs
or reconstruction that is $400,000 or greater and support with references to any studies supporting
them.
This information should be provided in a detailed report from a reputable public or private organization
completed since June 2013 describing the remaining damage with a certification date after March 2014
indicating that there is remaining damage of $400,000 or more.
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